Portuguese Fish Stew

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence and JoAnn Cianciulli

Show: Food 911Episode: Frozen Fishing

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
2 medium onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 pound linguica or chorizo sausage, sliced in chunks
5 sprigs fresh thyme sprigs
1 handful fresh oregano, hand torn
2 bay leaves
2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, sliced
3 quarts chicken broth
1 pound kale, chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 dozen Littleneck clams, scrubbed
1/2 pound perch, cod, or bass fillets, skin and pin bones removed
1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 Recipe Rustic Crusty bread, for serving, recipe follows

Directions

Heat the oil in a heavy 4 to 6-quart pot over medium flame. Add the onions, garlic, and sausage; cook, stirring with wooden spoon, until the sausage renders out some of its fat and the onions are soft. Toss in the herbs and then the potatoes, stir that around for a minute to coat in the oil. Pour in the chicken broth and bring up to a simmer. Add the kale, season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the potatoes are nearly tender.

Uncover the pot and add the clams; simmer, covered, for 15 minutes until the clams open. Add the fish and continue to cook for another 3 to 5 minutes until the fish is cooked. Garnish with chopped parsley and drizzle with olive oil. Ladle the stew into shallow bowls and serve with Rustic Garlic Bread for dunking.

Rustic Garlic Bread:

4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

4 fresh oregano sprigs, leaves stripped off the stem

4 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves stripped off the stem

1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 large loaf country or Portuguese bread

Combine the garlic and herbs in a bowl. Pour in the oil, season with salt and pepper. Mix the ingredients together with a spoon. Cut a slit down the middle of the loaf of bread, pour the garlic oil into the pocket, pressing with the back of a spoon to get the flavors into the bread. Wrap the bread in aluminum foil. Roast the garlic bread on a grill or bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 5 minutes until the outside is nice and crusty. Hand tear into pieces for serving.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

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recipe Portuguese Fish Stew
Scott Fair Haven, NJ 06-03-2009
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Absolutely awful!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I had great expectations for this recipe and it turned into an incredible waste of time and money. These are not inexpensive... ingredients and combined into a flat, tasteless mess. Even the bread was a waste. Everything had to be thrown out after one bite. Based on the other reviews it's like I followed a whole different set of directions. The proportions aren't even right. I used a seven quart pot and it overflowed!Read more
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SHAWN METAMORA, IL 12-04-2007
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WOW!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried this at the last minute after work for my wife and I. I only substituted dried oregano (about 1 tbsp) since I didn't... have any fresh and I used shrimp with tail shells on them since wifey is allergic to clams. The prep was easy since I'm fairly fast at chopping and slicing and it was unbelievable. I barely added any salt to the liquid when it called for it. I may have put a pinch if any since the chorizo and the broth(used regular) had plenty in it. I did add some fresh cracked pepper. My wife and even my 2 and 3 year were feasting!! For the crusty bread go easy on the salt especially if you are using coarse kosher or sea salt. The olive oil and herbs don't need a bunch of salt. Yummo as Rachel Ray says.Read more
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Jenniffer Seattle, WA 12-01-2006
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Unexpectedly wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Wow, Tyler really did a number on this one. I thought it would be just good but it turned out awesome! It was so easy! I'm... totally convinced that gourmet doesn't have to be difficult. All of the ingredients are available at any major organic store and if you don't want to spend the money on sea bass, go for some cod, or increase the amount of clams. I'm tempted to try all kinds of different sausage the next time or go for the fresh herb recipe since I went for all dry herbs.Read more
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Mary Tarzana, CA 11-14-2006
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Great Fish Stew
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Loaded with good ingredients, swell taste, easy to fix. In essence good eating. Mary, Tarzana, Ca
recipe Portuguese Fish Stew
Candi Horn Lake, MS 08-23-2006
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quick and tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this was so good I was excited to find a new way to cook fish besides the typical.
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Dianna Woodstock, CT 10-25-2005
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Amazing stew
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband is portuguese & his mom made stews like this one. Once he tried it he told me his mother couldn't have made it any... better! Now that's a compliment. She was an amazing cook.Read more